UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An armed group stormed the main water distribution station in Libya's capital and closed valves supplying Tripoli and cities in the northwest, potentially affecting some two million people, the United Nations said Monday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said U.N. humanitarian officials are deeply concerned over the reported water cutoff following Sunday's attack. Dujarric said Tripoli's water supply had been affected before Sunday's incident because maintenance workers at the main distribution station were evacuated for security reasons. The United Nations has verified some 126 civilian casualties to date, including 29 fatalities, he said, but "they should be considered a minimum." The battle for the Libyan capital has threatened to ignite a civil war on the scale of the 2011 uprising against Gadhafi.

Source: Libya Today May 21, 2019 00:33 UTC